Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1211 To establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County, Missouri, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 19, 2021 Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Na- tional Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County, Missouri, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cahokia Mounds Mis- 4 sissippian Culture National Historical Park Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1211 IS (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 1 park’’ means the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian 2 Culture National Historical Park established by sec- 3 tion 3(a). 4 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 5 titled ‘‘Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Na- 6 tional Historical Park, Boundary’’, numbered 7 CMMC–NHP–107, and dated 05–31–2019. 8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 9 the Secretary of the Interior. 10 (4) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means the 11 States of Illinois and Missouri. 12 SEC. 3. CAHOKIA MOUNDS MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE NA- 13 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, ILLINOIS AND 14 MISSOURI. 15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 17 order to preserve and interpret for the benefit of 18 present and future generations the historical, cul- 19 tural, and natural resources associated with the life 20 of the Mississippian Culture and to preserve access 21 for Native American spiritual practices and expres- 22 sions, there is established, as a unit of the National 23 Park System, the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian 24 Culture National Historical Park in— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1211 IS (A) Collinsville, Illinois; 1 (B) Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Coun- 2 ties, Illinois; and 3 (C) St. Louis City County, Missouri. 4 (2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The his- 5 torical park shall not be established until the date on 6 which the Secretary determines that a sufficient 7 quantity of land, or interests in land, has been ac- 8 quired in accordance with subsection (c) to con- 9 stitute a manageable unit. 10 (3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 11 date on which the Secretary acquires sufficient land 12 under subsection (c) to achieve compliance with 13 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the 14 Federal Register a notice of the establishment of the 15 historical park. 16 (4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 17 on file and available for public inspection in the ap- 18 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 19 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the historical park 20 shall be the boundary as depicted on the map. 21 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 23 the Secretary may acquire land and interests in land 24 within the boundary of the historical park by— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1211 IS (A) donation; 1 (B) purchase from a willing seller with do- 2 nated or appropriated funds; or 3 (C) exchange. 4 (2) LIMITATION.—Any land owned by the 5 States or a political subdivision of 1 of the States 6 may be acquired only by donation. 7 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin- 9 ister the historical park in accordance with— 10 (A) this section; and 11 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 12 of the National Park System, including— 13 (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 14 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 15 United States Code; and 16 (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 17 54, United States Code. 18 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 20 enter into cooperative agreements with the 21 States and political subdivisions of the States, 22 institutions of higher education, nonprofit orga- 23 nizations, Indian Tribes, and individuals— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •S 1211 IS (i) to identify, interpret, and restore 1 nationally significant historical or cultural 2 and natural resources relating to the life of 3 the Mississippian Culture within the 4 boundaries of the historical park, subject 5 to the condition that such an agreement 6 shall provide for reasonable public access; 7 and 8 (ii) to conduct research relating to the 9 Mississippian Culture. 10 (B) COST-SHARING.— 11 (i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 12 share of the total cost of any activity car- 13 ried out under this paragraph shall be not 14 more than 50 percent. 15 (ii) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL 16 SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the 17 cost of carrying out an activity under this 18 paragraph may be in the form of— 19 (I) in-kind contributions; or 20 (II) goods or services fairly val- 21 ued. 22 (e) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 24 the date on which funds are made available to carry 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •S 1211 IS out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a gen- 1 eral management plan for the historical park in ac- 2 cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 3 States Code. 4 (2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the general 5 management plan under paragraph (1), the Sec- 6 retary shall consult with— 7 (A) the States and political subdivisions of 8 the States; 9 (B) institutions of higher education; 10 (C) nonprofit organizations; 11 (D) Indian Tribes; and 12 (E) other affected individuals and entities, 13 including— 14 (i) the Illinois Department of Natural 15 Resources; 16 (ii) the Osage Tribe; and 17 (iii) the HeartLands Conservancy. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1211.IS S1211 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS